key takeaways
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Takaichi Sanae upstaged the opposition parties with a meeting with her Ishin no Kai counterparts that pointed to a possible partnership that could secure the premiership for her.
- Ishin no Kai has also joined talks with the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) about electing the DPFP’s Tamaki Yūichirō prime minister, but its negotiations with the LDP could face fewer obstacles.
- If the LDP and Ishin no Kai form a coalition or even just more limited policy coordination that nevertheless keeps the LDP in government, the LDP could buy itself time to improve its political fortunes.
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